What is a Blighted Ovum?
A blighted ovum is medically termed an “Anembryonic gestation”. Commonly known as a missed miscarriage, blighted ovum occurs when the fertilised egg that implants itself into the uterus halts its growth.
The gestational sac and the placenta continue to grow like a normal pregnancy, releasing the essential pregnancy hormones but empty without the embryo. Hence, in a blighted ovum condition, a woman can experience early pregnancy symptoms or even have a positive pregnancy test.
Sometimes, it can occur very early in pregnancy, even before your missed menstrual date. More than half of the miscarriages of the first trimester are attributed to a blighted ovum condition, making it the leading cause of first-trimester pregnancy loss.
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